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Thank goodness at least one of my evidently carelessly-tossed arrows has hit a deserving target :facepalm::thumbsup:

Nothing. Yes, it seems like he was a very good citizen. I simply found him in his telly programmes to be extremely irritating. I'm happy to have him officially removed from my list. Perhaps we can swap him for Paxman? I think it may be worth remembering, however, that my list is not 'official'...

Personal antipathy is my explanation here. I thought he condescending. As it happens, however a quick look online reveals....."In 2004, Hill defended fellow pundit Ron Atkinson over racist comments he had made which were broadcast in the Middle East. Hill was asked whether he thought Atkinson...

I think that's over-reading into my post. My point was that the telly seemed to tolerate 'characters' far too easily in the past, with the subject of this thread being one. I added Savile as an extreme example to illustrate the point that the appointments were somewhat eccentric to say the...

He was a supporter of the UK Independence Party and served as chairman of the short-lived anti-immigration United Country Party. Proudly declaring himself to be English (rather than British) with "not the slightest wish to integrate with anybody", he stated his admiration for controversial MP...

Other 'absolute legends' who had carte blanche to ponce around on the telly and graze on whatever came their way with absolutely no checks and balance included: Sir Robin Day Noel Edmunds Jimmy Hill Jeremy Beadle Patrick Moore Cilla Robert Kilroy-Silk and of course, the absolute legend that...